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The Unexpected Origins Behind The Big Toe – Health Digest
Brizmaker/Getty Images When it comes to the human body, much of it makes sense. For example, hands are necessary to grab and hold things; we wouldn’t be able to walk without our feet; and the reason we have eyelashes and eyebrows is to protect our eyes from dust, […]
Where Is Big Mouth Toothbrush From Shark Tank Season 14 Today? – Health Digest
10’000 Hours/Getty Images Caring for your oral health starts with brushing twice daily with the right products. In fact, according to a 2024 OnePoll-Listerine survey cited by DentistryIQ, 76% of American consumers said they actively look for mouth care solutions to match their unique needs. One of […]
TikTok Says This Sit-Down Calf Pushup Exercise Can Boost Your Metabolism (But There’s A Big Caveat) – Health Digest
According to study author and professor of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston, Marc Hamilton, what you’re working out while doing these seated calf pushups is something called the soleus muscle. In fact, it’s a muscle you’d work out in one of the best exercises to strengthen weak calves – calf raises. The […]
The Big Reason Marijuana Makes People So Hungry – Health Digest
“It’s like pressing a car’s brakes and accelerating instead,” said Tamas Horvath, lead author of a 2015 rodent study published in Nature, during a press release (via PBS). The research paper explains that natural cannabinoid receptors in our brain help keep our food intake in check. A specific group of neurons, known as POMC neurons, […]
The One Big Health Problem Connected To Having Blue Eyes – Health Digest
The association between increased alcohol use and light eyes may also be related to differences in neuron-firing speed (via Personality and Individual Differences). Melanin sheaths act as a protective cover for the connecting cables of our neurons. The more melanin we have in the front layer of the iris as well as in our central nervous […]